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ESTABLISHED OCTOBER 5, 1889.
Incorporated under the Laws of
Illinois.
By Henry P. Donovan.
100
CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 16, 1912.
GOVERNOR DUNNE MEANS DEM
OCRATIC UNITY.
Tho election of Governor Edward
F. Dunne means much to tho Demo
cratic party of Illinois.
Ho Is tho ono man In tho state who
can unite tho great Democracy untie!
one llag and pilot It through to vic
tory. Always patriotic and unselfish, bo
has never been allied with a faction
either to curry fuvor or to accumulate
gain.
He has tho good will of all of tho
peoplo and under his wise guidance
the Democratic party can surely win,
because it will bo united and because
It will be right
PRESIDENT THOMAS A. SMYTH.
President Thomas A. Smyth of the
BanlUry District ot Chicago is to be
congratulated upon having a majority
of members in the board who are in
sympathy with his plans for good
government.
President Smyth has been ham
pered to a great extent In the past
and many ot tho useful reforms be
Intended to Inaugurate were thwarted
by a hostile majority.
In electing Mr. Smyth to the presi
dency of the Sanitary District two
years ago tho people showed their
eosfldence in this public spirited
citizen. He has fulfilled tho expecta
tion ot tho voters and shown that he
was worthy ot tho confidence thoy
bestowed on him.
SOAKING THE TAXPAYER.
Tho water meter graft la bobbing
its head up again.
It is proposed to tax every lot In
Chicago from 1200 to $500 for water
meters, besides tho great expense it
will entail upon all users ot water.
Chicago has an Immenso water
fund. It part of It was devoted to
wards building pumping stations at
tho lake end ot every section line in
Chicago tbore would be no water fam
ine anywhere.
It Is astonishing what men tho
water meter people can Influence to
their way ot thinking.
Some men who ought to know bet
ter are talking for water meters.
More than that tho "high pressure"
scheme is up again.
According to some advocates It will
only cost thirty or forty millions of
dollars to Install motors and a "high
pressure" system. Tho poor will have
to pay tho cost.
With half this sum additional pump
ing stations could be built which
would moro than supply tho demand.
A well known engineer who was ad
vocating "high presure" and water
meters said tho other day, according
to dally papers, that ono of tho chief
troubles in Chicago wns tho very high
consumption of water, which averaged
about 2,000 gallons per capita dally,
caused largely by waste and under
ground leakago from broken connec
tions. Ab a remcidy for waato ho
recommended water meters. Tho test
of tho water pressure made In tho
loop shows an Insufficient pressure,
but ho said that the city was Install
ing a largo number of water mains,
none under eight inches, and these
would materially Improve tho pres
sure. Tho health of the city demands
plenty of water for everybody.
The Installation of meters would
limit tho consumption of water and
raise the price of living on the poor.
Higher rates would have to bo
charged In the resldenco districts and
tenants would hnvo to pay tho water
rates after tho landlords had paid an
exorbitant rate for Installing water
meters.
This form of graft is particularly
objectionable to Chicago people. They
will not stand for It.
It bits everybody and It Is unneces
sary EAGLET8.
Chicago Is pie for the Phone Trust.
Peter Bartzen, retiring president of
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EDITORIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES
j
Pungent Paragraphs on Live Topics, with Some
Comment on the Leading Men of the Day.
the Cook County Hoard, has post
Iionod lndcllnltcly n trip to a southern
health resort which ho had planned
beforo election. The delay 1b due to
the fact that Mr. Bartzen Is busy ar
ranging his affairs so that hu may
re-enter the contracting business.
One Republican Municipal judge Is
receiving congratulations. Judge Go
ing was not renominated nnd that
fact saved him time, money and
trouble.
Andrew J. nynn, the well-known
lawyer and former City Attornoy,
would grace a scat on the Illinois Su
preme bench.
John J. McLaughlin, the popular
candldato for Speaker of the House
It would be greatly to the interests of
Chicago If ho would be elected.
The bar association has como out
In favor of holding judicial elections
by themselves.
Harrison I). Hlloy, president of the
Chicago Title and Trust Company,
said In a spcoch at tho first winter
banquet of tho Commercial Club of
Chicago:
The llulkan atrocities are parlor
games compared to the present
Illinois taxing system and In the
short ballot lies our hopo for the
creation ot an effective organization
for ascertaining tho existence and
value of taxablo property of Illinois."
The theme of discussion was
"Necessary ltcforms In the System
of State Taxation In Illinois," and
the other speakers were John P. Wil
son and Dr. Edmund Jane James,
president of the University of
Illinois.
Clyde M. Carr, president of tho
club, presided at the dlnnor, which
was attended by men prominent in
financial, commercial and Industrial
circles of Chicago.
Tho easy way in which tho major
ity of tho bond Issues carried again
proves that tho avcrago citizen bo
lloves it to bo an easier thing to say
yes than no, no matter how much it
soaks tho taxpayer.
Peter Bartzen, president ot the
County Board, formally donated to tho
county twenty-flvo acres ot land ad
joining tho Oak Forest Infirmary for
uso In caring for tuberculosis patients.
Announcement of tho transfer of title
was made to the board at its meet
ing and tho gift was acknowledged by
a rising voto of thanks.
Alderman John KJellandcr of the
Twenty-third ward is making the
Hno record in the city council that
everyone ot hla bjg army of friends
predicted ho would make.
Directors of Chicago Railways mot
on Monday and elected theoo officers
for the coming year: Henry A. Blair,
chairman ot tho board; John M.
Roach, president; Soymour Morris,
vice-president, succeeding Wllllston
Fish; Markham B. O'rde, treasurer,
and Frank L. Hupp, secretary. Tho
executive commttteo Is composed of
H. A. Blair, chairman; John M.
Itoach, Soymour Morris. Wllllston
Fish retains tho office of genoral man
ager, i i
In Judgo John R. Cavcrly tho peo
ple havo an honest, painstaking and
just roan on tho Municipal Court
bench. ' ,
Tho Eagle, in common with a groat
number of peoplo In Chicago, aro
anxiously waiting for tho City Council
to so regulato'tho affairs of tho Tele
phone Trust that they may secure
lower rntes and other much needed
reforms.
This In a good tlmo to commenco
studying up the record of tho retiring
alderman In your ward.
Following aro tho names ot tho
successful state candidates and ot tho
successful candidates In Cook County:
GOVERNOR.
EDWARD F. DUNNE Domocrat
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
B ARRATT O'HAR A Domocrat
SECRETARY OF STATE.
HARRY WOODS Domocrat
AUDITOR. !
JAMES J. BRADY Domocrat
TREASURER.
WILLIAM RYAN, JR Democrat
ATTORNEY GENERAL
I. J. LUCEY Republican
STATE'S ATTORNEY.
MACLAY HOYNE Democrat
COUNTY RECORDER.
JOSEPH F. CONNERY.... Domocrat
BOARD OF ASSESSORS (2) I
MICHAEL K. SHERIDAN.. Domocrat
DAVID M. PFAEL5CDR. . . . Democrat'
CORONER.
PETER M. HOFFMAN... Republican
BOARD OF REVIEW.
FREDERICK W. BLOCKI.. Democrat
SURVEYOR.
GEORGE C. WATERMAN.. Democrat
SUPERIOR COURT CLERK.
RICHARD J. M'ORATII.... Domocrat
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK.
JOHN W. RAINEY Domocrat
SANITARY DISTRICT TRUSTEES 3.
JAMES M. DAILEY Democrat
FRED D. BREIT Democrat
CHARLES E. READING. .. .Democrat
PRESIDENT COUNTY BOARD.
A. A. McCORMICK Republican
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, CHI
CAGO (10)
PETER BARTZEN Democrat
DANIEL MORIARTY Democrat
JOHN E. MALONEY Domocrat
FRANK RAGEN Domocrut
JOSEPH M. FITZGERALD.Domocrat
HARTLEY BUBO Ddmocrat
DANIEL J. HAMUS Domocrat
STANLEY KUFLEWSKI . . . Democrat
A. A. McCORMICK Republican
ALBERT NOWAK Democrat
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
(COUNTRY, 6)
AVERY COONLEY Prog.
HARLEY E. MITCHELL Prog.
ELLSWORTH M. BOARD Prog.
JOHN J. GARD Prog.
A. N. ANDERSON -Prog.
CLERK OF MUNICIPAL COURT.
FRANK P. DANISCH Domocrat
BAILIFF MUNICIPAL COURT.
ANTON J. CERMAK Democrat
CHIEF JUSTICE MUNICIPAL COURT
HARRY OLSON Republican
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES.
JOHN K. PRINDIVILLE. . . . Democrat
HARRY M. FISHER Democrat
JOHN A. MAHONEY Democrat
JOHN COURTNEY Democrat
EDWARD T. WADE Domocrat
JOSEPH P. RAFFERTY.... Democrat
JOSEPH S. LA BUY Democrat
STEPHEN A. MALATO.... Democrat
JOHN J. SULLIVAN Domocrat
MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES.
(UNDER CITY ORDINANCE.)
(TWO YEAR TERM.)
FRANK H. GRAHAM Democrat
(FOUR YEAR TERM.)
DAMID SULLIVAN Domocrat
(SIX YEAR TERM.)
HUGH J. KEARNS Democrat
Aldermen who rotlro next April:
1st ward Michael Kenna, Dom.
2nd ward George F. Harding, Rep.
3rd ward A. R. Tcnrney, Dem.
4th ward Joseph F. Ryan, Dem.
5th ward P. J. Carr, Dom.
Rth ward Theodora K. Long, Rep.
8th ward John R. Emerson, Dem.
Oth ward Chas, E. Reading, Dem.
10th ward Frank Klaus, Dom,
11th ward E. F. Cullerton, Dem.
12th ward W. F. Schultz, Dem.
13th ward T. J. Ahorn, Dem.
14th ward J. H. Lawley, Rep.
16th ward Henry Utpatol, Rep.
16th ward Stanly H. Kuni, Dem.
17th ward Lewis D. Sltts, Rep.
18th ward John Brennan. Com,
18th ward J. P. Stewart, Rep.
10th ward John Powers, Dom.
20th ward D, J. Egan, Dem.
21st ward Ellis Gelger, Dom.
22nd ward V. J. Schaeffor, Dem.
23rd ward Jacob A. Hey, Rep.
24th ward August Krumholz, Dem.
2Gth ward Henry D. Capltaln, Rep,
20th ward W. F. Ltpps, Rep.
27th ward J. N. Hyldahl, Dem.
28th ward H. E. Littler, Rep.
29th ward F. B. Janovsky, Dem.
30th ward Michael Mclnerney, Dem,
31st ward J. A. Konrns, Rep.
82nd ward H. P. Bergen, Dem.
33rd ward Irwin R. Hazon, Rep.
34th ward W. F. Ryan, Dem.
A couplo of members of the City
Council havo aroused tho indignation
of a number of.tholr brother aldermen
by declaring that they would insist
upon fixing telephone rates so that the
telophono company could contlne to
declare dividends of eight per cent
per annum otii tho immenso capital
stock of twonty-seven million dollars
Evory cont of this immenso dlvl
dond comes from tho pockets of the
peoplo of Chicago.
It represents the not earnings of the
local Dell Company after It has paid
all ot Its expenses, including high
ntllclal salaries and its regular contri
bution to Its owner, tho BoU monop
oly, or, as It Is known, tho American
Telegraph & Tolephone Company,
which controls tho various big telo
phono systems ot the whole country.
Mr. Bemls, tho "expert" who has
been oraployed at $50 a day to find
out tho condition ot things tor tho
aldorman, has proven to be a disap
pointment The expert's report reads, to somo
people, llko a vory ablo effort to savo
all tho monoy it can for the telephone
company.
Tho peoplo do not appear to figure
In it very extensively, and tho argu
ment appears to be that any reduc
tion, If any, should bo mado so asj not
to disturb tho great big annual divi
dend ot olght por cent, on twenty
seven millions of capital stock.
This capital stock, by tho way, has
Increased from $500,000 to $27,000,000,
nnd tho dividend ot eight per cent, is
tho largest paid by any corporation lnv
tho country.
Tho people ot Chicago evidently are
soft marks and must bo worked for all
thero is in it. '
At tho meotlng of the gas, oil and
electric light commttteo, Interruptions
ot Export Bemls by tho aldermen be
camo moro frequent, as they differed
with his conclusions while his expla
nations progressed, until when tho
subject ot tho wages of tho girl opera
tors was reached all tho aldermen
plunged Into tho dobato. Tho report
stated that tho numbor ot girls In
creased from 4,090 at an averago
monthly wago of $31.17 in 1907, to
.5,110 at an averago wago ot $35,23 In
1911, an averago pay Increase of 13
por cent. Aid. James A. Koarns
wanted moro details on the pay ques
tion. Tho report also showed the total
employes ot all classes to havo In
creased from 6,843 at a monthly aver
ago of $43.97 In 1907, to 8,475 at nn
averago of $51.31 in 1911, nn increaso
ot 23,8 in number and 44.5 In pay,
"Tho Increase Is probably In tho in
terest ot civilization, so tho company
possibly should not bo criticized for
that expenditure," declared Mr. Bemls.
"Thoy aro hlghor than tho usual rato
cast of tho Rockies."
"Haven't tho operators boon mado
to work so much harder In the last
flvo years that thero is really no in
creaso In wages, while tho efficiency
ot the sorvlco has suffered?" demand
ed Aid. Bowler.
"It tho girls are compelled to do
more work tho roport of a 13 por cent,
increaso is a misstatement the com-
pany Is getting more for Its money,"
suggested Aid. Stanley S. Walkowlak.
"Isn't It a fact that tho demands are
so much greater that the company has
to give the girls rest rooms?" asked
Aid. Kearns.
"If there were no rest rooms a girl
operating 150 keys would bo killed in
twenty-four hours," Insisted Aid. Wal
kowlak, "Possibly it is well for tho profes
sor to be sympathetic with the com
pany in some portions of his report,"
suggested Aid, Ccrmak with a smllo.
"I'm not taking the ground that
wages should not bo increased or that
efficiency should bo impaired," pro
tested Mr. Bemls.
"You say the cost of these rest
rooms and restaurants averages 73
cents a year for each telephone," con
tinued Aid. Cermnk, referring to tho
report. "That would be moro than
$200,000 a year."
The discussion again became fast
and furious when the subject of tho
charge exacted for moving telephones
was reached. Aldermen Insisted that,
$5 was charged when no wiring is
dono, and even when a now tenant
finds an instrument already in tho
apartment.
"There Is somo Justification in it,
as tho company docs not give the
same number to anybody else in six
months," declared Mr. Bemis.
"Did you find tho charge is $5 for
moving an instrument from one side
of tho room to another?" asked Aid.
Walkowlak.
"I didn't look Into that," replied Mr.
Bemls, again Jotting in his notebook.
Reduction of rates on the two and
four party, nickel prepaid residence
telephones, comprising more than half
of tho 300,000 subscribers of the Chi
cago Telophono Company, was sug
gested. Aldermen Cermak and Bow
ler secured the passing of a motion
that B. W. Bemls, the expert for the
committee, secure figures to show how
such a reduction would affect the com
pany's service.
Aid. Kearns suggested such a reduc
tion at a previous session of tho com
mittee. The figures suggested by Aid.
Cermak were to cut the $1.60 monthly
guaranty of the four party line drawn
down to $1 and tho $3 guaranty ot the
two party line to $2.
Such a reduction, say the aldermen,
would bo more impressive than real.
They contend that most residence tel
ephones now accumulate moro than
$1.50 worth of ntckols in a month, so
that even if tho guaranty were re
duced to $1 thev company would con
tinue nearly tho same revenue from
calls at 6 cents each.
Figures which Mr. Bemls made pub
lic at tho close of tho meeting showed
that In April, when the company had
276,000 telephones in Chicago, there
wero 117,118 four party linos and 26,
500 two party subscribers. Tho com
pany now has close to 300,000 and
theso two most' popular classes ot
sorvlco havo increased proportion
ately. T:TV OFFICESNEW CITY HALL.
City Architect
Vtnth floor, South end.
Board of Election Commissioner
Third floor. South end.
Charles H. Kollerman.
Anthony Czarneckt.
Howard S. Taylor.
William H. Stuart, chief clerk.
Charles H. Mitchell, attorney.
Board of Examiner.
Motor vehicle operators, 10th floor.
North end.
Moving picture operators, 10th floor.
North end.
Plumbers, 10th floor. North end.
Stationary engineers, 10th floor.
North end.
Board of Inspectors, ot publlo ve
hicles, 3d floor. North end.
Board of Local Improvement.
General offices, 2d floor. 8outh end.
Public hearing rooms, 1st floor.
North end.
Law department, 2d floor. South
end.
Boiler Inspection.
Sixth floor. South end.
Building Department
Seventh floor. North end. '
Bridge Division.
Fourth floor. North end.
Business Agent.
Vault floor. North end.
City Attorney.
Sixth floor. North end.
City Clerk.
First floor. South end.
City Collector.
First floor. South end.
City Comptroller.
Genoral office, 6th floor. North end.
Auditor, 5th floor. North end.
Paymaster, 5th floor. North end.
Roal estato agent, 6th floor. North
end.
City Council.
Council chamber, 2d floor. North
end.
General committee-rooms, 2d floor.
North end.
Commltto on finance, 2d floor. North
end.
Commlttoo on local transportation,
3d floor.
Special park commission, 10th floor.
North end.
City Electrician.
Sixth floor. Center.
City Hall.
Superintendent, 3d floor. North end.
Chief janitor, 3d floor. North end,
City Sealer.
Vault floor. South ond.
City Statistician.
Tenth floor. North end.
City Treasurer.
Second floor, Center.
Civil 8ervlce Commission.
General offices, Oth floor. South end.'
Examlnlng-room, 10th floor. Center.
Bureau of Compensation.
Vault floor. South end.
Corporation Counsel.
Fifth floor. Houtn ena.
ureau of Engineering (City En
gineer). Fourth floor. North end.
Department of Electrlolty.
Sixth Moor. Center.
Finance Committee.
Second floor. North end.
Fire Department
Fire marshal, 1st floor. North end.
Fire alarm telegraph, 6th floor. Cen
ter. Firemen's pension fund, secretary
of board of trustees (city clerk), lit
floor. South end.
ureau of Gat Impaction.
Vault floor. South end.
Inspector of Oils.
Tenth floor. South end.
Harbor Division.
Fourth floor. North end.
Department lof Health.
Commissioner of health, 7th floor.
Bureau of food inspection, 7th floor.
Bureau of sanitary Inspection, 7th
floor.
Bureau of contagious diseases, 7th
floor.
Bureau of vital statistics, 7th floor.
Department of Law.
Corporation counsel, 6th floor.
South end.
City attorney, 6th floor. North end.
Prosecuting attorney, 6th floor.
North end.
Special assessment attorney, 2d
floor. South end.
Local Transportation Committee.
Third floor. North end.
Local Transportation (Traction Ex
pert). Third floor. North end.
Bureau of Mape and Plate.
Fourth floor. North end.
Mayor'e Office.
Fifth floor. North end.
Mayor'e Office.
Fifth floor. Center.
Municipal sCourt New City Hall.
Courtrooms, 8th, Oth and 11th floors.
Following are the officers ot the
United States Brewers' Association:
Jacob Ruppert, Jr., president, 1639
Third avenuo, Now York City.
William Hamm, first vice-president
Minnehaha and Greenbrlar avenue, St.
Paul, Minn.
Edward A. Schmidt, socond vice
president, 127 Edward street, Phila
delphia, Pa.
Gustavo Pabst, third vice-president,
917 Chestnut street, Milwaukee, Wis.
Anton C. G. Hupfol, 229 East 38th
street, New York City.
Hugh F. Fox, secretary, 109 East
15th streot, Now York City.
Trustee: Edward Ruhl, Boston,
Mass.; Herman Straub, Pittsburgh,
Pa.; Rudolf Brand, Chicago, 111.; Al
bert Carry, Washington, D. C;
Charles Wiedemann, Newport, Ky.;
Rudolph J. Schaefer, New York City;
Julius Llebmann, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Au
gust W. Woebken, Philadelphia, Pa.;
Percy Andrae, Chicago, 111.; Anthony
Schrelber, Buffalo, N. Y.; August Fit
ger, Dulutb, Minn.; Joseph Ulhleln,
Milwaukee, Wis.; Adam Mueller, Port
land, Ore.: Julius Strob, Detroit,
Mich.; William J. Lemp, St. Louis,
Mo.; Frank Fehr, Louisville, Ky.;
G. L. Becker, Ogden, Utah.; S. B,
Fleming, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Chairmen of committees: John
Gardiner, vlgllanco committee Phila
delphia, Pa.; A. G. Hupfel, Jr., publi
cation commlttoo, New York City;
Louis B. Schram, labor committee,
Brooklyn, N. Y.; James R. Nicholson,
advisory committee, Boston, Mass.;
E. A. Faust, crop improvement com
mittee, St. Louis, Mo.; C. W. Felgen
span, committee on transportation
and rate, Newark, N. J.; August Goe
bel, Jr., membership committee, De
troit, Mich.; Robert Craln, counsel,
Baltimore, Md.
Following are the United States
Maltsters! Association officers: B. F.
Hales, president, Chicago, 111.; Fred
erick Vullmahn, vice-president, Chi
cago, 111,; C. E. Remer, treasurer,
Kenosha, Wis.; R. W. Caldwell, secre
tary, 1104 Farwell Trust Bldg., Chi
cago. Following aro the United States
Brewmastors' Association officers and
trustees:
Wm, Carthaus, president, St. Louis.
Carl Falter, first vice-president,
Cleveland, O.
John Elsenbolss, second vice-president,
Chicago.
Marcus Maegerleln, secretary, Chi
cago. Fritz Schooller, treasurer, Chicago.
Trustee: Jacob Andrae, Cincin
nati; Otto RosenbuBb, Detroit; Hart
wig Hardors, Milwaukee; Oeo. W.
Seller, Elizabeth, N, J.; Wm. Hipp,
Philadelphia; Louis Rltschel, Phila
delphia; Otto Doer, Louisville, Ky.;
Gottfriod Wldmer, New York; John
Blcslnger, Pittsburgh; Chas. Wleland,
Pittsburgh; Carl Wanko, Baltimore;
Geo. Zimmerman, Clevoland; John A.
Kayan, New York; Max Hoeflo, Al
bany, N, Y,; Aug, W. Bramm, Buffalo,
N. Y.
The Chicago Telephone Company
charges a much lower rental for ita
stance in suburban town than it
ooev in the city. Yet the officers ot
the corporation have the gall to say
that all of the big gain in ita service
reported at the annual meeting thi
year came from tbp country. Tbla, of
course, t a reason for raising the
rates. The following from tixt Chica
go Dally News show bow the phone
people bank on the report ot the
city "expert:"
"Slight gain in revenue ware re
ported to the stockholder of the Chi
cago Telephone Company at the an
nual meeting, although there was a
falling off in the profits in the city of
Chicago Itself. This loss was due,
according to President Bernard B.
Sunny's report, to the constantly in
creasing number of "nickel a day"
telephones, the revenue on which av
erages $22.70 per annum a against a
cost of operation, he said, of $28.64,
as fixed by one city expert, and $26,28
a fixed by another city expert The
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Talked of for City Treaeurer.
pecentage of nickel telephones In
Chicago Increased 36 per cent in 1908
and 42 per cent In 1011. The com
pany reports Increased earnings In
the suburban division, which offset
the losses in Chicago."
The Telephone Trust doesn't want
aaueh from the City Council.
It ealy want the phone rate raised
a trite. They are not high enough at
meat to awell the dividend of the
local an the parent company.
It oaly want permission to Install
pay-in-advance alot machines all over
the city, because people are not losing
enough nickels already.
It want the people to bear more of
It earning expense than they do now.
It wants them to deposit a nickel
before they can get police or fir 'pro
tection on aa emergency call.
It want the city to give It free
HUGH
New Judge,
rein to carry out its design on the
public.
It want a great deal more.
What aldermen will sell out their
eaatltuenta to help this monopoly?
Telephone rates are entirely too
high In Chicago. The Aldermen have
a' chance to lower them. Will they
do it?
Telephone competition In Chicago Is
needed and needed badly.
The people are sick and tired of be
ing forced, to submit to the demands
of the 'phone trust Tbey resent the
gall ot the trust in wanting the city
to give it a monopoly and they are not
going to stand for any such action by
the city.
For year they have suffered pa
tiently the wrong put upon them by
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the trust and they have come to the
position where they are not going to
stand for It any longer.
The one thing that will put a atop
to the high rates and poor service,
from which the people of Chicago
havo suffered for years, I telephone
competition.
Chicago, demands 'phone competi
tion. The extent to which the America
people are worked to mate money f
dividend for the owner of the tele
phone monopoly i shown in the av
nual report of the Bell system (or
1912 from which we take the follow
Ing extract:
"Tho gross revenue collected fro
tho publlo in 1911 for telephone rv
ice by the Bell System not includ
ing the connected independent coav
panles was $179,600,000; an increase
J. KEARNS.
Municipal Court.
ot nearly $14,000,000 over last year.
Ot this, operation consumed $60,000,
000; taxes, $9,000,000 or 1ft per cent
on tho outstanding capital; current
maintenance, $30,200,08; . and pro
vision for depreciation, $28,700,000..
The surplus was $51,600,000, ot
which $13,600,000 was paid in inter
est and nearly $26,000,000 was paid
In dividends."
A telephone company that pay
eight per cent dividend on twenty
nine million of stock 1 making to)
much money. The people are paying,
too much for telephone service.
The city ought to get what ia com
ing to it out of tbe telephone com
pany' gross receipts. Doe It?
The people demand cheaper tele
phone. CONLEY.
Talked of for Alderman.
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